today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
story; tale; talk; discussion
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
the nth ...; divisions of a kabuki performance
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
whiz (e.g. projectile through air); swoosh; whoosh; whistling sound
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
to ascend; to go up; to climb
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during